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# Horachi and Omiya Split Formula Regional Japan Finale Wins as Suzuki Scores Two Podiums
- URL: https://www.thehairpin.co/horachi-and-omiya-split-formula-regional-japan-finale-wins-as-suzuki-scores-two-podiums/
- Published: 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Description: Formula Regional Japan’s season finale across Rounds 13 and 14 saw PONOS RACING and TOM’S TGR-DC share the front-running positions. Ryota Horachi and Kento Omiya took a win each for PONOS RACING, while Tokiya Suzuki secured two podium finishes for TOM’S TGR-DC after leading Qualifying 2.
- Author: Ray Wu
- Tags: This Week in Motorsport

Horachi opened the weekend with pole position in Qualifying 1, ahead of Suzuki and Omiya. Suzuki reversed the order in Qualifying 2, taking pole ahead of Horachi, with Omiya once again completing the top three.

Horachi converted his Qualifying 1 pace into victory in Round 13, with Suzuki finishing second and Yuzuki Miura third. The result gave TOM’S TGR-DC two cars on the podium, with Suzuki and Miura finishing behind the PONOS RACING winner.

Round 14 brought a second PONOS RACING victory, this time for Omiya. Horachi finished second to secure his second podium of the weekend, while Suzuki took third to make it two podiums from two races.

In the Masters’ Class, Yutaka Toriba emerged as the leading performer across the two races, winning both Race 13 and Race 14, finishing P8 and P9 overall in respective races. Z. Falcon lead Q1 ahead of Toriba and Irie, while Ueda topped Q2 ahead of Irie and Falcon. Falcon was unable to start either race. 

Hideaki Irie finished second in both races, with Masayuki Ueda joining the podium in Race 13\. In Race 14, Yuki took third in the class behind Toriba and Irie, finishing 11th overall.

Following the double-header, Ryota Horachi was crowned the 2026 champion with 232 points. Yuzuki Miura and Kento Omiya saw a closer race in the championship standings, but Miura clinched P2 by a 4-point lead on 225.5 points. In the teams’ championship, Horachi’s run helped Ponos Racing emerge victorious on 292.5 points, 28 points clear of TOM’S TGR-DC.

Yutaka Toriba took the Masters’ Class championship on 232 points. Irie placed P2 on 211.5 points, while Ueda completed the top three on 209.5 points.